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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5883035 | Mesoporous silicoaluminate products and production thereof by controlled acid extraction of aluminum from calcium bentonite clay Disclosed is a process of making mesoporous silico-aluminates from calcium bentonite by controlled extraction of octahedral aluminum under mild condition, by acid, preferably phosphoric acid. The mesoporous silicoaluminates contain only tetrahedral alumin... | 03/16/1999 |
| 5882624 | ETS-14 crystalline titanium silicate molecular sieves, manufacture and use thereof A novel crystalline titanium silicate designated ETS-14 molecular sieve is disclosed and characterized. ETS-14 may be prepared by heating ETS-10 molecular sieve in the form of an aqueous gel or incorporating crystals of ETS-10 with an aqueous source of so... | 03/16/1999 |
| 5753029 | Method for bleaching kaolin clay An improved method for improving the brightness of clay of the type that is capable of being bleached by an oxidative reagent, such as Georgia gray kaolin. Such clay, in the form of a dispersed slurry, is treated with a combination of an inorganic condens... | 05/19/1998 |
| 5749958 | Delaminated kaolin pigments their preparation and use in paper coating Paper coating pigments comprising a product obtained by the controlled mechanical delamination of kaolin particles. The pigments provide improved opacification, brightness, printing properties and gloss compared to conventional delaminated kaolin pigments... | 05/12/1998 |
| 5645635 | Delaminated kaolin pigments, their preparation and use in paper filling applications This invention relates to paper filling pigments comprising novel mechanically delaminated kaolin particles having controlled narrow particle size distribution and shape. The pigments provide improved opacification compared to conventional and engineered ... | 07/08/1997 |
| 5624488 | Ultrahigh brightness calcined clay pigment, manufacture & use thereof A selected kaolin crude or crude fraction is purified by physical or physical/chemical means, such as froth flotation and/or selective flocculation, to remove discrete particles of TiO2 and in some cases, discrete iron minerals. The pure (or pu... | 04/29/1997 |
| 5603411 | Method for separating mixture of finely divided minerals A selective flocculation process that uses a mixture of dispersants including soda ash to disperse a slimed ore pulp prior to conditioning with a fatty acid, salt and then a polymeric flocculating agent.... | 02/18/1997 |
| 5584394 | Colored titaniferous coating pigment obtained as a flocculated by-product in a kaolin purification process Described is a process for separating a mixture of finely divided minerals into constituents thereof. In particular, the invention relates to a procedure for effecting such separation by a novel selective flocculation technique wherein a dispersed aqueous... | 12/17/1996 |
| 5559067 | Modified microsphere FCC catalysts and manufacture thereof An in situ process for making improved zeolitic fluid cracking catalyst by spray drying a mixture of hydrous kaolin, gibbsite and spinel, essentially free from metakaolin, calcining the resulting microspheres to convert the hydrous kaolin to metakaolin wh... | 09/24/1996 |
| 5521133 | Phosphorus bound porous microspheres This invention relates to microspheres produced by spray drying clay slurries and calcining the product to form attrition resistant microspheres. Phosphoric acid is injected in a neutral to mildly alkaline dispersed high solids kaolin slurry immediately b... | 05/28/1996 |
| 5413978 | Catalytically inert particles for blending with petroleum cracking catalyst A method for converting attapulgite clay which has never been heat treated sufficiently to destroy the natural colloidal properties of the clay to attrition resistant, low surface area, essentially catalytically inert particles adapted for use as a blendi... | 05/09/1995 |
| 5411587 | Paper coating kaolin pigments their preparation and use Paper coating pigments comprising mechanically delaminated kaolin particles. The pigments possess the opacification, smoothness and printability advantages of conventional delaminated kaolin pigments but have desirably low viscosity and gloss not characte... | 05/02/1995 |
| 5395809 | Modified microsphere FCC catalysts An in situ process for making improved zeolitic fluid cracking catalyst by spray drying a mixture of hydrous kaolin and spinel, essentially free from metakaolin, calcining the resulting microspheres to convert the hydrous kaolin to metakaolin, and reactin... | 03/07/1995 |
| 5393340 | Metakaolin pigment with high brightness and low abrasion and manufacture thereof from soft kaolin clays The invention relates to novel metakaolin pigments which are characterized by a unique combination of exceptionally high brightness and exceptionally low abrasion along with the excellent hiding power equal to that achieved by premium conventional calcine... | 02/28/1995 |
| 5391526 | Situ method for producing hydrosulfite bleach and use thereof A process for reacting metallic iron with sulfur dioxide (SO2) gas in the presence of water and bleachable matter, especially iron-contaminated kaolin clay, whereby the kaolin or the like is bleached in situ and the viscosity of the kaolin is l... | 02/21/1995 |
| 5346535 | Use of crystalline molecular sieves containing charged octahedral sites in removing volatile organic compounds from a mixture of the same Crystalline molecular sieves containing octahedral sites such as the sieves known as ETS-4, ETS-10 and ETAS-10 are used to remove volatile organic compounds from a mixture of the same with moist air at ambient temperature.... | 09/13/1994 |
| 5342443 | Method for bleaching kaolin clay An improved method for improving the brightness of clay of the type that is capable of being bleached by an oxidative reagent such as Georgia gray kaolin. Such clay, in the form of a dispersed slurry, is treated with a combination of sodium silicate, sodi... | 08/30/1994 |
| 5340516 | Thermal shock and creep resistant porous mullite articles prepared from topaz and process for manufacture Particles of an interconnected three-dimensional network of bar-like topaz crystals are used as a reactant (with added silicon dioxide, or a mixture with added silicon dioxide and hydrated aluminum fluoride or added silicon dioxide, hydrated aluminum fluo... | 08/23/1994 |
| 5328506 | Pigment products in an agglomerated form and use thereof in bulk shipments Pigments in a form for bulk shipment are prepared by kneading dry pigment particles with a limited amount of water or an aqueous slurry of pigment particles to form dough-like, dust-free agglomerates which are shipped without subsequent drying and/or comp... | 07/12/1994 |
| 5328880 | Fluidity of slurries of kaolin clay using tetraalkylammonium compounds The present invention relates to a process for reducing the inherent low shear viscosity of kaolin clays contaminated with expandable layer minerals. A water soluble tetraalkyl ammonium compound is contacted with the clay during conventional wet processin... | 07/12/1994 |
| 5326381 | Use of polytetrafluoroethylene resin particles to reduce the abrasion of abrasive pigments A trace amount of a polytetrafluoroethylene resin is incorporated with an abrasive pigment prior to or during the preparation of an aqueous pigment slurry or is applied to dry pigment to reduce the abrasivity of the pigment. The treated pigment can be emp... | 07/05/1994 |
| 5311997 | Selective separation of finely-divided minerals by addition of selective collector reagent and centrifugation Separation of impurities from kaolin clay is accomplished by conditioning a dispersed aqueous pulp of the clay with an anionic flotation collector, followed by centrifugation or hydrocloning to cause the impurities to settle from a dispersed pulp of the c... | 05/17/1994 |
| 5252272 | Thermal shock and creep resistant porous mullite articles prepared from topaz and process for manufacture Particles of an interconnected three-dimensional network of bar-like topaz crystals are used as a reactant (with added silicon dioxide, or a mixture with added silicon dioxide and hydrated aluminum fluoride or added silicon dioxide, hydrated aluminum fluo... | 10/12/1993 |
| 5244650 | Large-pored molecular sieves with charged octahedral titanium and charged tetrahedral aluminum sites A crystalline-titanium-aluminum-silicate molecular sieve is disclosed having both di-charged octahedrally coordinated titanium and mono-charged tetrahedrally coordinated aluminum in its framework.... | 09/14/1993 |
| 5243121 | Fluid catalytic cracking process for increased formation of isobutylene and isoamylenes A composite fluid catalytic cracking catalyst comprising a non-zeolitic component of at least 45% Al2 O3 and containing ࣘ30% Y zeolite with unit cell size ࣘ24.29 Å, the matrix (non-zeolitic component) of said catalyst having a B... | 09/07/1993 |
| 5232881 | Use of surfactants in processing abrasive pigments The present invention provides a simple inexpensive means to decrease the abrasivity of abrasive pigments such as calcined kaolin and titania. In accordance with this invention, a trace of a nonionic surfactant of the general formula ##STR1## is... | 08/03/1993 |
| 5228980 | Fluidized catalytic cracking process employing shell-coated FCC catalysts A novel shell-coated FCC catalyst is disclosed wherein the shell is a mixture of at least one refractory metal oxide or silicate or precursor thereof (preferably clay) having a particle size of 0.3 to 5 microns and an inorganic refractory binder (preferab... | 07/20/1993 |
| 5223022 | Ion-exchange agent and use thereof in extracting heavy metals from aqueous solutions A novel ion-exchange agent, an aluminum-enriched analogue to the zeolite chabazite, hereinafter "Al-Chab" is disclosed. The Al-Chab is used in processes for recovering precious metals from aqueous solutions or for removing toxic heavy metals from contamin... | 06/29/1993 |
| 5208006 | Large-pored molecular sieves containing at least one octahedral site comprising titanium and at least silicon as a tetrahedral site Crystalline molecular sieves having large pores are disclosed having at least one octahedrally coordinated site comprising titanium and at least tetrahedrally coordinated silicon in the framework. Conversion of organic compounds and removal of ions from soluti... | 05/04/1993 |
| 5192547 | Animal feed containing selected montmorillonite clay as additive and method for selecting the clay A correlation is established between aflatoxin B1 binding on raw montmorillonite clays and the ratio of their surface acidities divided by their porosities for surface acid sites whose pKa values fall in the range 5.0-6.8 (i.e. weakly acidic) and porositi... | 03/09/1993 |
| 5165946 | Animal feed additive and method for inactivating mycotoxins present in animal feeds A dry solid animal feed composition in which biodegradable feed is contaminated with a mycotoxin and is admixed with a mycotoxin inactivating agent comprising particles of a phyllosilicate mineral capable of inactivating mycotoxins, said particles being c... | 11/24/1992 |
| 5154766 | Method for controlling shade of hydrous kaolin pigments and products obtained therefrom Novel hydrous kaolin pigments comprising a major weight percent of a conventional hydrous kaolin pigment and a minor amount of a specific form of added discrete iron oxide, specifically magnetite, uniformly physically admixed therewith. Pigments of the in... | 10/13/1992 |
| 5152835 | Composite titania-calcined kaolin opacifying pigments and method for making and using same Novel titania-calcined kaolin composite pigments wherein structuring and adhesion of titania and calcined kaolin particles is achieved by use of a cationic polyelectrolyte. Methods for compositing titania and calcined kaolin pigments which feature the pre... | 10/06/1992 |
| 5145825 | Oxidation catalyst resistant to sulfation A sulfur-resistant CO, hydrocarbon and SOx oxidation catalyst is provided comprising silica particles which have been coated with titania or zirconia or precursors thereof and which have deposited thereon a precious metal such as platinum. The ... | 09/08/1992 |
| 5145814 | In situ method for producing hydrosulfite beach and use thereof A process for reacting metallic iron with sulfur dioxide (SO2) gas in the presence of water and bleachable matter, especially iron-contaminated kaolin clay, whereby the kaolin or the like is bleached in situ.... | 09/08/1992 |
| 4917875 | Gas/solid contact method for removing sulfur oxides from gases An improved continuous cyclic process for removing oxides of sulfur from a waste gas with a regenerable particulate adsorbent in which hot adsorbent particles pick up SOx in a first fluid transport riser, followed by separation of clean gas from sulfur-co... | 04/17/1990 |
| 4891130 | Process for removing metals from aluminosilicate materials Disclosed is a process for removing accumulated metals, particularly vanadium and nickel, from particulate aluminosilicate materials and aluminosilicate materials that are obtained by the process. The process may advantageously be used to remove accumulat... | 01/02/1990 |
| 4859246 | Use of high molecular weight sulfonate as auxiliary dispersants for structured kaolins A bulked kaolin pigment is prepared by mixing a small but effective amount of a water-soluble cationic material such as a cationic polyelectrolyte flocculant with a kaolin clay pigment in the presence of water. The resultant bulked clay product can be dis... | 08/22/1989 |
| 4853202 | Large-pored crystalline titanium molecular sieve zeolites New crystalline titanium molecular sieve zeolite compositions having a pore size of about 8 Angstrom Units are disclosed together with methods for preparing the same and organic compound conversions.... | 08/01/1989 |
| 4851108 | Hydrocarbon conversion-regeneration process using dilute and dense beds An improved hydrocarbon conversion process is disclosed of the type employing circulating solids between a reactor (contactor) and regenerator (combustor). The entire process is in the dilute phase and is characterized by all the catalyst passing through ... | 07/25/1989 |
